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airline delay

by AirportGyms | Comments Off on Why Airlines Reschedule Flights More Often and More Drastically and How You Pay

According to an interesting story posted over at The Wall Street Journal website, airlines have been having a tough time sticking to their schedules, and not just because of the recent winter storms. Many passengers Continue reading →

According to an nbcnews.com story, weather related disruption costs have cost the airlines and passengers $1.4 billion, according to masFlight, an airline consulting firm. Now, don't worry about the airlines, they will certainly find a Continue reading →

An icy and nasty storm hit the Midwest and South today, causing many cancelled and delayed flights due to frigid temperatures, ice and snow. In parts of the Midwest, 1 - 2 feet of snow Continue reading →

According to a USA Today story, Fliers in and out of New York, Florida and the mid-Atlantic have experienced delays today because of the effects of automatic federal budget cuts that have furloughed some air-traffic Continue reading →

According to a recent story by USA Today, airlines are essentially fudging their flight schedule times to make it appear they are having more early arrivals or on-time flights.
According to the story, "One in Continue reading →

by AirportGyms | Comments Off on Airport Delay and Flight Tracker Now Available

We added a new useful tool to the AirportGyms.com website: a tool by FlightAware that tells you what airports are experiencing delays and a way to track flights and check delays. You can find the Continue reading →

by AirportGyms | Comments Off on Airline Quality Rating report released – see who sucks the most

According to the recently released Airline Quality Rating report, which ranked and graded 16 USA airline carriers on the key indicators that lead to pissed-off passengers, some of the best known airlines just plain get Continue reading →

by AirportGyms | Comments Off on The Threat of Fines Gets Things Done!

Reported recently that that airlines "virtually wiped out three-hour tarmac delays in April before huge fines for holding passengers on the runway went into effect."SO, threaten them with a little cut in their profits ad Continue reading →

by AirportGyms | Comments Off on Here we go again… another loong tarmac wait!

There have been several reports in the past of crazy long waits and delays on the tarmac. Well, we have another. You would think airlines would avoid this like the plague given the bad exposure Continue reading →